Yifei Gu, Hongyang Ma, Sohaib Shujaat, Kaan Orhan, Wim Coucke, Mehdi Salar Amoli, Michel Bila, Constantinus Politis, Reinhilde Jacobs
The aim of this article is to evaluate the early and late morbidities of the donor- and recipient-site in patients undergoing mandibular reconstruction using either vascularized fibular flap (VFF) or vascularized iliac flap (VIF). Electronic databases, including PubMed, Web of Science, Cochrane Central and Embase, were explored for literature published until October 2020. A total of twenty-four articles reporting complications following mandibular reconstruction surgery with follow-up periods ranging from six to 63 months were selected based on the exclusion criteria...
July 2021: Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery: JPRAS